The FCT Police Command has confirmed the arrest of twelve (12) notorious armed robbery suspects responsible for the heinous k!lling of Ms. Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, Esq., an Anchor, Reporter, and Producer with ARISE News, and Mr. Barnabas Danlami, a security guard, during a robbery operation at Unique Apartments, Katampe Extension, Mabushi, Abuja, on 29th September 2025.
In a statement released, the spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh gave the names of the suspects as Shamsudeen Hassan ‘m’, Hassan Isah ‘m’, 22yr, Abubakar Alkamu (aka Abba) ‘m’, 27yrs, Sani Sirajo (aka Dan Borume) ‘m’, 20yrs – gang driver, Mashkur Jamilu (aka Abba) ‘m’, 28yrs, Suleiman Badamasi (aka Dan Sule) ‘m’, 21yrs who provided vehicles for operations, Abdulsalam Saleh (aka Na-Durudu) ‘m’, Zaharadeen Muhammad (aka Gwaska) ‘m’, 23yrs, Musa Adamu (aka Musa Hassan) ‘m’, 30yrs, Sumayya Mohammed (aka Baby) ‘f’, 27yrs, Isah Abdulrahman (aka Abbati) ‘m’, 25yrs and Musa Umar (aka Small) ‘m’, 31yrs.
She mentioned that all the suspects hail from Kaduna and Katsina States.
‘Preliminary investigations revealed that the gang procured their firearms from a yet to be identified supplier in Niger Republic. They have also confessed to participating in other armed robbery operations at Katampe 1, a hotel in Apo, and another in Zuba, all within the FCT.
Further investigations confirmed that the fatal shot which claimed the life of the security guard, Mr. Barnabas Danlami, was fired by one of the suspects, Shamsudeen Hassan’’ Adeh said
Items recovered from the auspects include one locally fabricated AK-47 rifle, One (1) locally made pistol, One pump-action gun, Thirty-six live ammunition, Two live cartridges, Four mobile phones, Two knives, One cutlass and one heavy flashlight.
